Mock a world-class aviation pioneer

2:32 PM,
Apr. 25, 2014

Written by

Jim Mitchell

As a youngster living in Sabina, Ohio, I was keenly interested in Newark native Jerrie Mock's epic flight.

My father served as an aircraft mechanic during World War II and as a civilian after the war. He also was a private pilot.

Partially because of those reasons, my family was fascinated by the aviation drama that played out in the spring of 1964. Since relocating to Licking County that same year, I've reflected more than once on the ambivalence our community, central Ohio and aviation in general have displayed toward Mock's amazing feat. ...